Environment-controlled pet shelter

An animal shelter comprising:

• one or more side panels, each side panel has an outer wall and an inner wall, wherein an air pocket is formed between said outer wall and said inner wall, the air pocket being a hollow continuous space between the outer and inner walls of the one or more side panels;
• a door hingedly connected to one of said one or more side panels, said door configured to allow an animal to enter and exit said animal shelter;
• a sound absorbing baffle located within one of said one or more side panels, said baffle operatively arranged to allow air to flow in or out of said animal shelter;
• one or more top panels coupled to said one or more side panels, said top panels having an outer wall and an inner wall, wherein an air pocket is formed between said outer wall and said inner wall, the air pocket of the one or more top panels being a hollow continuous space between the outer and inner walls of the one or more top panels;
• a bottom panel coupled to said one or more side panels,
• wherein said one or more side panels, said one or more top panels, and said bottom panel create a substantially enclosed area;
• wherein the air pockets formed by the outer and inner walls of both the one or more side panels and the one or more top panels form a continuous single air pocket within the one or more side panels and the one or more top panels;
• one or more vibration damping feet coupled to said bottom panel;
• a fan coupled to said animal shelter, said fan configured to circulate air within said substantially enclosed area, said fan further configured to introduce sound into said substantially enclosed area;
• a speaker coupled to said animal shelter, said speaker configured to introduce sound into said substantially enclosed area;
• a grounding mat arranged on said bottom panel of said shelter, said grounding mat configured to dissipate static charge via a conductor connected to ground;
• and,
• a surge protector electrically connected to said ground and to said grounding mat, said surge protector operatively arranged to protect said grounding mat and an animal in contact therewith from a lightning strike upon a house in which said animal shelter is located.